Consider designating the person holding the position of Deputy Chief of Police as the Local Rabies Control Authority and appointing the person appointed to such position to the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Pursuant to Section 826.017 of the Texas Health and Safety Code, the City Council is required to designate an officer to act as the local rabies control authority for purposes of the Rabies Control Act of 1981 (the "Act").  Pursuant to the Act, the local rabies control authority shall enforce:<br><ol style="margin-left: 20px ;"><li><div>the Act and the Department of State Health Services's rules that comprise the minimum standards for rabies control;</div></li><li><div>the ordinances and rules of the City; and</div></li><li><div>the rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission  under the area rabies quarantine provisions of the Act.</div></li></ol><br>This item allows Council to designate the person holding the position of Deputy Chief of Police as the Local Rabies Control Authority.<br><br>Additionally, this item appoints the Deputy Chief of Police to the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee.  This appointment is necessary, in order to fill a vacancy on the committee created by the retirement of Captain Lauersdorf.  The committee is composed of five members, who serve three-year terms.  The committee assists the City in complying with the requirements of the state law pertaining to animal shelters and performs other duties delegated to it by the City Council.